Everything you need to know about Apple's macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS updates

Apple updated all of its operating systems on Monday afternoon. Here's what you need to know.

Monday afternoon was a busy one for Apple's Cupertino HQ: The company released all four of its operating system software updates to the world, letting users hop onto the production versions of iOS 10.3, macOS Sierra 10.12.4, tvOS 10.2, and watchOS 3.2 after a lengthy beta cycle. Here's everything you need to know about each of these updates and what they bring to your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.

iOS 10.3

After too many betas to count, iOS 10.3 is on the scene. It brings Apple's new in-app reviews system to the public, reorganizes iCloud settings, introduces the Find My AirPods feature, and adds new SiriKit features — along with a host of other little details.

macOS Sierra 10.12.4

What kinds of goodies did Apple give Mac owners in macOS 10.12.4? Not much, but it's got it where it counts. Though Apple is only rolling out a minor update with macOS 10.12.4, it does bring with it a couple of new features, the most important being the addition of Night Shift to the Mac. This is something I've been waiting for for a very long time, though I've been happily satiated with the f.lux app (thank you for all you've done for Mac users, f.lux). Here's everything that's new in macOS 10.12.4.

watchOS 3.2

Like macOS, watchOS doesn't have a ton in this update — but the two changes present are still great for watchOS users. 3.2 adds Theater Mode for watch wearers, a nice silencing option that keeps your Apple Watch screen off unless you intentionally tap the screen or press a button. This update also brings third-party app support for Siri to the Apple Watch. Here's the skinny!

tvOS 10.2

tvOS 10.2 doesn't bring much with it in terms of user-facing features, focusing primarily on behind-the-scenes-improvements and bug fixes. However, there are a couple of notable additions that you, as an Apple TV owner, should know about.

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Everything you need to know about Apple's macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS updates

A bit strange for Apple to come out with the Find My Airpods feature when they aren't available yet. Sounds like these updates will consume a LOT of download time for nothing that is really visible after install. Bug fixes.

I also live in a small Canadian city. The closest Apple Store is 6 hours away. I got my AirPods in December. I called a local shop that carries Apple products. They said "we have 12 on order; we'll put your name down." Three days later I had my AirPods. I had a problem with them a couple weeks ago. They were diagnosed as having an issue. Two days later I had new ones from Apple. I'm happy to have the Find My AirPods feature on my phone. Might never use it, though.

I'm not trolling. It's great that you found a pair at an Apple Store, consider yourself VERY lucky to have done so. Apple's website this morning says if I ordered them now I wouldn't get them until sometime in May. And checking the iStockNow website, not one Apple Store in the US has them for sale. The only Apple Stores indicated to have them for sale on the North American continent are in Ottawa, Ontario and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The site does show some Wal Marts having them, but usually just one pair, if that is true at all. When I was in my local Apple Store in Oklahoma City the other day, the sales guy said they have had them for sale (5 pair) only ONCE, so I am citing facts as they are. I don't consider this situation as being "available".

So if they're not available when you happen to pop in the Apple store, or are running 4-6 weeks behind on shipping due to incredible demand, they should simply be listed as "not available." Apple should not release any features for them like "Find My AirPods."

If any of the thousands of customers who have gotten theirs happen to lose one, too bad. No "Find" feature will be released by Apple until there is no longer a backlog of demand or until you can walk into a store an buy a set.

That's troll worthy.

I got a set. A friend of mine got a set. Two of my son's friends have sets. If you had placed an order for them when they were "available," you too would have a set and you'd be happy for the "Find my AirPods" feature.

They're shipping every day. If, to you, that means they're "not available yet", so be it.

As always, this is a minor update, and with minor updates usually there isn't really anything visible, it's mainly small tweaks, bug fixes and performance increases. The next major update will be 10.13.0

I didn't see it in your details, but does this batch of updates include the multi-device iTunes rentals? A few weeks ago I got double charged because I assumed I could already rent on my iPhone with TouchID for convenience, then stream it on my AppleTV. I've been doing things like this on Amazon through my Roku for years. I can't believe this is a new feature for Apple, but glad that it's here/coming soon. If it's not in today's updates, do we know when to expect the rentals update?

I got my iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch updated last night, and will update my Apple TV later this week. So far everything is running great. My wife got all her devices upgraded as well. She also has a set of AirPods and really likes them. (she ordered then from the Apple site).

I was kind of annoyed after doing the update on my late 2012 Mac mini and 2016 MacBook Air, I saw the guest account was now enabled by default on both. I was able to disable it on my Mac mini, but on my Air it took 4 restarts. Even when unchecking it the first time, it comes back checked. On my iPhone it enabled iCloud Drive also which I had to uncheck, also iCloud Backup which I had to uncheck. Always frustrating how I have to go through every setting after these updates to make sure it didn't change anything that I had set.

It really a very big update, a move into the future. But unfortunately, it is not a user facing change, a lot of users don't even know or care what a file system is except if they stumble upon a problem because of the file system.